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Film Nerd annotation: Gloria Grahame appears in many noir films as either a femme fatale or a Moll, however she is probably best known for playing the coquettish but sweet-natured Voilet Bick in “It’s A Wonderful Life.”
Local artist Christine Larsen did a great portrait of Gloria Grahame.
As a huge Noir nerd, she is one of my very favorites. Always a joy to watch.
As glad as I am to see Gloria Grahame show up on the Slog, I feel vaguely taunted since this isn’t a link to a local showtime for the film, or in fact anything topical to today in any way.
@1: Actually, she’s probably best known as Ado Annie in the film version of “Oklahoma.” But she was in tons of good noirs, including “In a Lonely Place” with Humphrey Bogart.
The core of film noir? Read a book. You’re embarrassing “The Stranger’s” already wavering reputation.
@4, I bet more people can identify her from “It’s a Wonderful Life” than “Oklahoma” if for no other reason than far more people have seen the former. I’ll agree with you on “In A Lonely Place.” She’s fantastic in it and it’s a brilliant film.
@5 What the heck is wrong with you? That clip indeed gets to the core of film noir.